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Brookfield mayor urges parents to stay with younger kids during trick or treat

Brookfield parents are being warned to be extra careful during trick or treat after there have been attempted child enticements recently.

Updated: 11:22 PM CDT Oct 30, 2013

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Brookfield mayor urges parents to stay with younger kids during trick or treat

Brookfield parents are being warned to be extra careful during trick or treat after there have been attempted child enticements recently.

Updated: 11:22 PM CDT Oct 30, 2013

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Brookfield mayor urges parents to stay with younger kids during trick or treat

Brookfield parents are being warned to be extra careful during trick or treat after there have been attempted child enticements recently.

Updated: 11:22 PM CDT Oct 30, 2013

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WEBVTT TOMORROW'S HALLOWEEN-- AND THERE'S A WARNING TO PARENTS IN BROOKFIELD FOR KIDS TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL TRICK-OR-TRICK TREATING. 12 NEWS REPORTER MAX SEIGLE IS LIVE--- THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ATTEMPTED CHILD ENTICEMENTS RECENTLY. BROOKFIELD POLICE BELIEVE ALL THREE CASES ARE RELATED BUT NO SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY YET. I TALKED TO THE MAYOR TONIGHT WHO SAYS THIS IS A SAFE COMMUNITY BUT PARENTS SHOULDN'T LET THEIR GUARD DOWN. IT'S THE FINAL LEG-- 18:07:57 CLIP 6716 4 SECONDS "BETWEEN STUDYING AND WORK IT'S LIKE OH YEAH I NEED A COSTUME." OF HALLOWEEN SHOPPING IN BROOKFIELD. 18:06:13 3 SECONDS 6716 "I AM LOOKING FOR A TY BEENEY BABY." 18:13:04 ONE SECOND 6729 "I'M GOING TO BE A CRAYON." GETTING ALL THEIR GEAR FOR A FUN NIGHT AHEAD - BUT CITY LEADERS SAY -- AFTER THREE ATTEMPTED CHILD ENTICEMENT CASES IN TOWN - BE CAREFUL. 17:47:09 4 SECONDS 6712 "I THINK THERE IS SOME LINGERING CONCERN AND THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE." MAYOR PONTO URGES PARENTS TO STAY WITH THE YOUNGER ONES HALLOWEEN NIGHT. AS FOR THE OLDER KIDS -- 17:49:35 7 SECONDS 6712 "BE IN A GROUP AND STAY IN A GROUP, ALSO STAY IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, GO TO HOUSES THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH." AT THE HALLOWEEN STORE - WE ASKED THESE DAD ABOUT THE RECENT ENTICEMENT CASES -- "I'D BE LYING IF I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND." BUT HE FEELS HALLOWEEN NIGHT - IS NOT THE NIGHT FOR ANOTHER CASE TO POP UP. 18:15:16 13 SECONDS "NO OFFENSE BUT IF I'M SOMEONE WITH THOSE KIND OF INTENTIONS I'M NOT DOING IT ON TRICK OR TREAT WHEN YOU GOT 87- THOUSAND PEOPLE WALKING AROUND, SO I FEEL VERY SAFE, IT'S A SAFE COMMUNITY, I'M SURE THE POLICE WILL BE DOING THEIR PART TOO." I DID GO BACK TO ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE ONE CASE HAPPENED. OFF CAMERA PARENS WITH YOUNG KIDS SAID THEY'LL BE MORE ALERT BUT WON'T CHANGE TRICK OR TREAT PLANS. I ALSO TALKED WITH MOM WHO'S SON WAS APPROACHED - SHE SAYS HE'S TOO OLD FOR TRICK OR TREATING AND WILL BE DOING OTHER THINGS. LIVE IN BROOKFIELD MAX SEIGLE 12 NEWS. A DEADLY GARAGE